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Antioxidants

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Substances that help the body neutralise free radicals. Beta-carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C are some examples of the hundreds of naturally occurring antioxidants.

Anaesthesia

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Loss of feeling or awareness. A general anaesthetic puts the person to sleep. A local anaesthetic causes loss of feeling in a part of the body such as a tooth or an area of skin without affecting ...

Analysis

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A psychology term for processes used to gain understanding of complex emotional or behavioural issues.

Anaemia

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The condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of haemoglobin in the blood. The oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood is, therefore, ...

An essential amino acid. (The human body cannot make it so it is essential to the diet. ) Phenylalanine that is ingested is largely transformed (hydroxylated) to form the amino acid tyrosine, which ...

Perspiration

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1) The secretion of fluid by the sweat (sudoriferous) glands. These small, tubular glands are situated within the skin, as well as in the subcutaneous tissue under it. They discharge their fluid ...